Thursday, January 19, 2012

Metallic Winter Trees

I know tree silhouettes tend to be overdone from time to time. But...I just think they're beautiful! I also think they are one of the most simple things to draw with the most beautiful results. So, I gave each one of my 6th graders a 6x8" piece of paper and showed them how using line variations and overlapping the lines can be quite easy. Next, the amazing part came. I let them each use a SILVER MARKER! They were very excited and tried extra hard so their drawings would turn out just beautiful. After we colored in the trees & added falling snow, the students used watercolor right over the marker drawings. I told them they could 1 color + black so it looked like nighttime. Here are a few examples:

Mrs. Keller

About Me

I have been teaching elementary school art for the past nine years and I LOVE what I do! I am a teacher who creates more messes than I can clean, thinks that glitter makes everything look better, and believes that art can bring people of all cultures together.